Camille Heller

Teacher

I started practicing yoga in 2007, at the tail-end of a rocky, yearlong stint in Los Angeles. Landing back in New York, I found a home at Lyons Den Power Yoga, first as a student, then as a teacher of Baptiste Yoga, completing my 200HR training with the Baptiste Institute in 2014. In addition to my Baptiste training, I most recently studied with Albina and Roger Rippy for my 300HR YTT.  The practices of asana, inquiry and meditation have provided me with the tools to handle transformative shifts both on and off my mat. More often than not, these shifts have been disruptive, uncomfortable, messy AND necessary. 

I wholeheartedly believe that the practice of yoga can serve as the catalyst for courageous change in our lives. The intensity of the power practice offers immediate access to the present moment, the only place where real action can be taken. Surrendering (to our inner listening) during the practice can feel confrontational, in a very essential way, as it provides a clear mirror to how we operate off our mat. My hope is to invite my students to see this possibility each time they choose to show up.

Things I love, apart from teaching/practicing yoga: my family (husband Jonathan and daughters Grace and Leonora), salty snacks, hanging with friends, retreating to the mountains, working out and searching for delicious, authentic Asian food in Richmond.